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Spanning 20 years of history, the achievements of APEC may seem uneventful in the eyes of some observers. Yet careful deliberation will point to APEC's many remarkable high points as well as some of the challenges. The foundations of APEC were set in place about 40 years ago based on the achievements of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). One of the cornerstones of APEC's vision is to achieve a free and open trade area among its member economies. This vision is anchored in the Bogor Goals that remain the centrepiece of the APEC process. The Bogor Goals represent a cause for celebration as well as angst. Celebration because the region has moved towards achieving a much more liberalized environment of trading and investment since 1989, angst because the deadlines for achieving the goals have not yet been fully realized.Today, APEC embraces many of the world's dynamic developed and developing economies that are better poised to meet the new challenges of this century. For those seeking to get a quick sweep of APEC, this book recalls, reflects and provides enough food for thought on the possible remake of APEC. The chapters are carefully written by experts who have been directly involved in the APEC process one way or another. The invaluable insights serve to place the whole APEC process in a balanced perspective, yet with candid deliberations.

Asian cooperation. --- Pacific Area cooperation. --- Pacific cooperation --- International cooperation --- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization) --- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Council --- APEC --- A-Tʻae Kyŏngje Hyŏmnyŏkchʻe --- Ya-Tʻai ching ho tsu chih --- Aziatsko-tikhookeanskoe ėkonomicheskoe sotrudnichestvo (Organization) --- ATĖS --- Mecanismo de Cooperación Económica Asia Pacífico --- 亞太經濟合作組織 --- Cooperación Económica en Asia Pacífico (Organization) --- Diẽ̂n đàn hợp tác kinh té̂ châu Á--Thái Bình Dương --- Asia --- Pacific Area --- Economic integration.

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Pacific Area cooperation --- Economische situatie. --- Economic conditions --- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization) --- Asia --- Oost-Azië. --- Oceanië. --- Pacific cooperation --- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Council --- APEC --- A-Tʻae Kyŏngje Hyŏmnyŏkchʻe --- Ya-Tʻai ching ho tsu chih --- Aziatsko-tikhookeanskoe ėkonomicheskoe sotrudnichestvo (Organization) --- ATĖS --- Mecanismo de Cooperación Económica Asia Pacífico --- 亞太經濟合作組織 --- Cooperación Económica en Asia Pacífico (Organization) --- Diẽ̂n đàn hợp tác kinh té̂ châu Á--Thái Bình Dương --- Asian and Pacific Council countries --- Oost-Azië. --- Oceanië. --- International cooperation --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Economic history. --- Since 1945 --- Asia. --- 83.30 economic conditions, development and structure: general. --- History, Economic --- Economics

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Security, International --- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization) --- East Asia --- Economic policy. --- Foreign economic relations. --- Foreign relations. --- Collective security --- International security --- International relations --- Disarmament --- International organization --- Peace --- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Council --- APEC --- A-Tʻae Kyŏngje Hyŏmnyŏkchʻe --- Ya-Tʻai ching ho tsu chih --- Aziatsko-tikhookeanskoe ėkonomicheskoe sotrudnichestvo (Organization) --- ATĖS --- Mecanismo de Cooperación Económica Asia Pacífico --- 亞太經濟合作組織 --- Cooperación Económica en Asia Pacífico (Organization) --- Diẽ̂n đàn hợp tác kinh té̂ châu Á--Thái Bình Dương

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APEC is an experimental multilateralism, relying not on a large bureaucracy but rather upon national government agencies, semi-autonomous inter-governmental committees and "virtual" associations. Organized around the principles of consensus, voluntarism and unilateralism, APEC has eschewed binding agreements enforced through monitoring and robust compliance mechanisms. This volume assesses the strengths and weaknesses of APEC's "soft" institutionalism, and its capstone policy report, "Remaking APEC", identifies reforms that would close the credibility gap between APEC's promises and accomplishments. Chapters by leading scholars at APEC Study Centres investigate APEC's core agenda -- trade and investment liberalization and capacity-building -- delve into the inner workings of APEC's bureaucracy, and explore APEC's interactions with civil society, including the private sector and NGOs. This volume contains both the policy report and in-depth specialized studies. It is the product of the APEC International Assessment Network (APIAN), a collaborative, independent project among participating APEC Study Centres. APIAN's first major study, Assessing APEC's Progress: Trade, Ecotech and Institutions was also published by ISEAS (2001).

Economic conditions. Economic development --- Foreign trade policy --- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation --- Asian cooperation. --- Pacific Area cooperation. --- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization) --- Asia --- Pacific Area --- Economic integration. --- Pacific cooperation --- International cooperation --- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Council --- APEC --- A-Tʻae Kyŏngje Hyŏmnyŏkchʻe --- Ya-Tʻai ching ho tsu chih --- Aziatsko-tikhookeanskoe ėkonomicheskoe sotrudnichestvo (Organization) --- ATĖS --- Mecanismo de Cooperación Económica Asia Pacífico --- 亞太經濟合作組織 --- Cooperación Económica en Asia Pacífico (Organization) --- Diẽ̂n đàn hợp tác kinh té̂ châu Á--Thái Bình Dương

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Asia Pacific Face-Off is the thirteenth in the Canada Among Nations series published by The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. In recognition of the government's designation of 1997 as Canada's Year of Asia Pacific, the volume focuses on aspects of Canada's relations with the countries in this region. During 1997 Canada will host the annual Leaders Meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and a number of apec ministerial meetings. As many of our contributors suggest, Canada has not yet acquired much of a presence in the Asia Pacific region, and we have some distance to go before our status as an Asia Pacific nation is taken seriously by our APEC partners. The high profile of Team Canada missions should not be mistakenly interpreted as evidence of concerted Canadian policy with respect to Asia Pacific. In terms of educational or economic linkages with the countries of APEC, Canada could take lessons from Australia, a country whose policies our authors compare with Canada's.

Free trade --- Labor policy --- International relations. --- Security, International. --- International trade. --- International economic relations. --- Economic policy, Foreign --- Economic relations, Foreign --- Economics, International --- Foreign economic policy --- Foreign economic relations --- Interdependence of nations --- International economic policy --- International economics --- New international economic order --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Economic sanctions --- External trade --- Foreign commerce --- Foreign trade --- Global commerce --- Global trade --- Trade, International --- World trade --- Commerce --- International economic relations --- Non-traded goods --- Collective security --- International security --- Disarmament --- International organization --- Peace --- Coexistence --- Foreign affairs --- Foreign policy --- Foreign relations --- Global governance --- International affairs --- Peaceful coexistence --- World order --- National security --- Sovereignty --- World politics --- Labor --- State and labor --- Free trade and protection --- Trade, Free --- Trade liberalization --- International trade --- Government policy --- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Organization) --- ASEAN --- Association of Southeast Asian nations --- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Council --- APEC --- A-Tʻae Kyŏngje Hyŏmnyŏkchʻe --- Ya-Tʻai ching ho tsu chih --- Aziatsko-tikhookeanskoe ėkonomicheskoe sotrudnichestvo (Organization) --- ATĖS --- Mecanismo de Cooperación Económica Asia Pacífico --- 亞太經濟合作組織 --- Cooperación Económica en Asia Pacífico (Organization) --- Diẽ̂n đàn hợp tác kinh té̂ châu Á--Thái Bình Dương --- Canada --- Canada (Province) --- Canadae --- Ceanada --- Chanada --- Chanadey --- Dominio del Canadá --- Dominion of Canada --- Jianada --- Kʻaenada --- Kanada (Dominion) --- Ḳanadah --- Kanadaja --- Kanadas --- Ḳanade --- Kanado --- Kanakā --- Province of Canada --- Republica de Canadá --- Yn Chanadey --- Καναδάς --- Канада --- קאנאדע --- קנדה --- كندا --- کانادا --- カナダ --- 加拿大 --- 캐나다 --- Lower Canada --- Upper Canada --- Politics and government --- Kaineḍā --- History